inside the jar were 13 volumes bound in tooled gazelle leather. >> narrator: what mohammed ali had discoveredbooks written in the ancient egyptian language known as coptic. unable to read them, ali took them home. >> later, his mother said that she took some of them and threw them into the fire for kindling when she was baking bread. what he didn't know until... what we didn't know until much later is that these contained some of the most precious texts of the 20th century, that they have uncovered for us a whole new way of seeing the early christian world. >> narrator: what the books showed was that early christianity was even more diverse than scholars had suspected, with many different ways of interpreting jesus. >> there were 52 texts altogether, apparently; unless some of them were burned that we don't know about. and they contain secret gospels such as the gospel of thomas, the gospel of philip. they also contain conversations between jesus and his disciples that claim to go back to jesus and his disciples-- all kinds of literature from the early christian era, a whole discovery of text

he had nothing on mohamed ali. >> i know, it is something white people have to say.ow about rocky, period, he beat all y'all. don't get me started on apolo. >> you said you don't like white people, but what if they are quarterbacks? >> and your fantasy lady. >> white people should be quarterbacks. i will say that on television. >> white people should be quarterbacks. >> i say that and i am a racist and you say it and you are genius. why is that? >> because you also think there should be slaves. >> how about wide receivers. >> greg-alogue, greg, you said, quote, according to a frantic article, lack of healthcare will get worse because of the xenophobic ways. actually it was jorge bustamante who said that. no big deal. >> i was just thinking -- all right, shut up. >> see, racist again. >> no, you don't have to shut up. crystal ball, greg, you mentioned rob whitman says he was adamantly opposed to the released of the pictures. yeah, he was adamantly opposed after they were up for a little while. i feel like right after college is the new in college. >> yes. >> that's al

now there are two very different stories about just what kild ali mohammed. those five men accused in the beating death of mohammed were original charged with murder. now the charges have been changed to aggravated assault. that's because so far the coroner's office has not found evidence to back up the murder charges. the men were arraigned today and derrick ward was there. >> reporter: evan croweller and reginald phillips and darrell carter are the men charged and stood in jail jump suits and supporters were at the courthouse a cheered upon learning that the reduced charges. meanwhile, ali mohammed's father waits for fair justice. >> it's clearly daylight murder. >> reporter: attorneys for the man railed a statement read by the police chief which called it vigilante justice. >> chief lanier jum topped conclusions without the benefit of a full and thorough investigation. we find it unfortunate and improp. >> it's responsible, i will consider rat and thoughtless. >> reporter: police y the victim broke the club window after being denied club entry. they saw th

mohammed's father spoke to us this afternoon after driving into d.c. to identify his son's body. it all went down around 2:30 this morning. dc9 was closing up when ali mohammed walked up and tried to go inside. when he was told no, for some reason he returned holding an object. >> after he was denied entry he returned to the club and threw a rock or a brick or something through the club window. at that time management employees, employees and associates of the club chased mr. mohammed, chased him down the block. >> reporter: authorities say the group of men chased mohammed to ninth and u, about a block away. they pushed him to the ground where chief lanier says he was kicked and punched until he was close to death. >> in my opinion, you know, you talk about a beating like this as a result of a property damage, someone has lost their life from a savage beating what appears to be vigilante justice, ridiculous. it's just ridiculous. >> reporter: the chief is so upset tonight she ordered the club closed until an investigation is complete. >> yes, that is in the authority for me to shut the club down and i do intend to do. so. >> reporter: bill steeler w

this is ali mohamed.7-year-old man who died after he was beaten outside the club 9 bar near ninth and u streets northwest. his father said the medical examiner cannot tell him how his son died. >> i just go to the medical examiner's office.

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the victim's family are demanding answers. 7-year-old ali mohammed's family is struggling to understand how he died and why they are not getting a straight answer from authorities. >> he was only 27 years old. >> friday at 2:30 a.m., a confrontation erupted outside the dc9 bar. after his drunken outburst, co- workers chased him down and held him on the ground until police arrived. less than an hour later, mohamad was pronounced dead. initially, police accuse the the five employees of beating him. >> a beating like this as a result of property damage, it appears to be builfor vigilante justice. they said they would not comment. the charges in this case may change. they say the struggle rendered the decedent unconscious and unresponsive. five bart employees including a koner have been charged with second-degree murder. >> no way that any of the people that have in custody have it in them to be this -- beat this man. >> we need answers. there is nothing to do to bring him back but we do deserve an answer. >> the medical examiner's office says the cause of death is pending and a conclusive

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. >> police say it all started when ali mohammed threw a brick through the club window and when it was all over he lay dying. fox 5's wisdom martin is outside the club with new details. >> reporter: just a couple hours ago police posted this sign on the club officially closing it until further notice. as the investigation continues, police chief cathy lanier says that what happened to the victim in this case after he threw something through this window was a savage beating. >> he was very nice. he was a humble person and a loving family person. >> reporter: the family of silver spring resident ali mohammed say they are still trying to understand yes was killed after going to the dc9 -- why he was killed after going to the dc9 club. >> i was driving to work, but unfortunately we got a bad call. when i come home i heard that ali was killed on u street. >> reporter: d.c. police say ali was attacked around 2:30 in the morning after he was denied entry to dc9. >> after he was denied entry he returned to the club and threw a rock or a brick or something through the club window. at that time

supporters and attorneys, the suspects arrested in connection with the apparent beating death of ali mohammed walked free for now from the courthouse. originally arrested for second- degree murder n court the judge was told charges against all five men are aggravated assault. assistant u.s. attorney jennifer kirk off indicated the charges could be changed when the medical examiner releases the cause of death. four employees and the owner of the d.c. 9 bar are accused of chasing and beating mohammed after he smashed the bar's front window with brakes. a witness told police he saw the victim, mr. mohammed on that block of ninth streetcar rig two bricks. the witness inquired of mr. mohammed what he would do with the bricks. his answer was words to the effect, i'm going to mess those people up. >> reporter: shortly after he died, cathy lanier called the assault vigil lane at the justice. >> in this case, chief lanier jumped to conclusions without the benefit of a full and thorough investigation. >> reporter: anyone who knows bill spieler would quickly understand that he is incapable of hurting an

they say the victim, 27-year- old, ali mohammed came to the club. he was denied entry. at one point he threw something through the window breaking the glass. at that point five people came out of the club including one of the club owners, chased him down the block. they kicked him. they punched him. they beat him. he eventually died after he was taken to the hospital. the five men involved were arrested. >> i was driving to work to drove my wife, but unfortunately we got a bad call. when i come home just i heard that ali was killed on u street. >> ali was very nice. he was a humble person and loving family person. he doesn't deserve to die. he's only 27 years old. >> reporter: police say the five men arrested in this attack did not appear to know the victim. they are scheduled to be arraigned saturday morning. wisdom martin, fox 5 news. >>> a local marine found guilty today of robbing, kidnapping and raping a woman. george torres of arlington abducted the woman off an arlington county street last february. he trove her around, sexually assaulted her -- drove her around,

reporter: the d.c. 9 club remained closed after a co- owner and four employees chased 27-year-old ali mohammed up the street after he threw a brick through the club's window. police say they beat him to death. >> there are severe injuries not consistent with simply being tackled. >> was he beaten? >> yes. >> was he kicked. >> yes. someone lost their life from vigilante justice, ridiculous. >> it wasn't that. these men are innocent. for the chief to characterize this case in such an irresponsible manner is simply wrong. >> reporter: arrested on murder charges, club owner and his four employees were ordered released from custody saturday after charges were reduced to aggravated assault, their lawyers unrelenting in their criticism of lanier. >> she said they kicked and stomped this guy to death when you have a medical examiner's report that can't even determine the cause of death. do you think that's appropriate? >> reporter: we asked the police department to respond to the charges against chief lanier, but a spokeswoman said it would offer no rebuttal. there was also lab tests on the body are i

police say ali ahmed mohammed died after being kicked and stomped. investigators believe the bar workers were upset mohammed had thrown a brick through a window after being kicked out of the club. one of the men's attorneys say there's no way his client could be a murderer. >> anyone who knows bill spieler would quickly understand that he's incapable of hurting anyone. >> those who were there at that time are witnesses. we depend on them. >> after being released all five men were placed under a high-intebsty supervision program including electnic monitoring. they will return to court next month for a preliminary hearing. >>> a maryland woman is alive this morning and that'suite surprise considering police thought she had been dead for days. the police found 89-year-old ruth johnson motionless on the floor of her home october 1th. officers said it looked like she'd been there for some time. a member of the state anatomy board went to take her body away. johnson had indicated she wanted to donate her body to science. at that moment johnson let out a cr

meanwhile, ali ahmed mohammed's father awaits justice. attorneys for the men had statements who called it vigilante justice. >> chief lanier jumped to conclusions without the benefit of a full and thorough investigation. we find it unfortunate and improper. >> it's irresponsible. ill considered and thoughtless. >> reporter: police say the victim broke the club window after being denied entry. court documents say that two witnesses saw the victim with a brick and then heard glass breaking and saw the vic running with a group of men in pursuit. those same witnesses according to the document saw one of the men identifieds evan prellor catch mohammed be a throw him to the ground and the others kick and stomp the victim. that same witness said spieler stopped once police approached and attempted to flag down an officer. another witness was less clear on the role played by defendants carter, philips and spieler in the incident. >> anyone who knows bill spieler would quickly understand that he's incapable of hurting anyone. >> we depend on witne

ali mohammed was denied entry into the club and returned with a brick rand threw it threw the window. he was then attacked by the other five. the man died in a hospital. >>> the police chief in washington, d.c. said show's shutting down the nightclub today. >>> maryland's highest court will consider emergency measures to combat fraud lent foreclosures. a judiciary committee gave judge the power to des miss it. the committee chair is cited hundreds of bogus affidavits. the court of appeals will consider the proposal tuesday. >>> a resounding no from baltimore teachers on a ground breaking contract that would change the way they receive pay raises. teachers are headed back to the negotiating table. gigi barnett has more. gigi? >> reporter: the contract would base pay raises on student achievement but it took them two days to reject the contract. >> i think they need to work out all of the problems that they have and to be able top answer our questions. >> reporter: other teachers wanted it to go way. >> the evaluation system is broken. right now this is the change we have. i say let's g

. >> reporter: tonight we had a chance to talk to ali mohamed's family at their silver spring home. these charges being reduced against the five men accused of beating ali on friday morning. they say at this point they are being patient. they are waiting for the autopsy to be complete and for this police investigation to run its course. it was a day of grieving for ali mohamad's family but also a day of wanting to know exactly what happened at 2:30 friday morning outside the dc9 club. >> i just want to know how he died. and i know that, you know, he couldn't have just died there for no reason. he is perfectly healthy. >> reporter: he says he was with his brother the day before he died. his brother appeared healthy, he told us. although an autopsy is being conducted to determine exactly what caused ali's death, his brother says it seems clear. >> i had actually seen him before that thursday afternoon i was with him in the house. perfectly fine. healthy person. nothing happened to him until they put their hands on him. >> reporter: but ali's father is more patient and confident the tr

. >> reporter: wendy, wn the street, the home of ali mohamed. his whole family is there.'re in mourning and they're looking for answers. source tel news4, the medical examiner was unable to

reporter: surrounded by suppose pours and -- supporters and attorneys, the suspects connected with ali mohammed. originally arrested for second- degree murder, in court the judge told them the charges are now aggravated assault. but the u.s. attorney said it could change when the medical examiner releases the cause of death. four employees and an owner of the d.c. 9 bar are accused of chasing and beating mohammed after he smashed the bars front window with bricks. >> according to a court document a witness saw the victim mr. mohammed on that black of 9th street carrying two bricks. the witness inquired of mr. mohammed what he was doing with the bricks and his answer was words to the effect, i'm going to mess those people up. cathy lanier called the assault vigilante justice. >> in this case chief lanier jumped to conclusions without the benefit of a full and thorough investigation. >> reporter: anyone who knows bill speeler would quickly understand he's incapable of hurting anyone. chief lanier doesn't know my client but yet she would stand in front of the cameras and characterize this case to

police say ali mohammed walked up and tried to go inside when he was told he couldn't. investigators believe he returned and threw a brick through the club's window. authorities say the owner and four employees chased mohammed, pushed him to the ground, then kicked and beat him. the chief ordered the club closed until the investigation is complete. >>> are you looking for a job? well, there was a little help today in tysons corner. dozens of employers met potential employees at a job fair. a local career expert offered advice on resumes at the fair. amazon web services, firestone auto care and after lack were among the -- and aflac were among the employers accepting resumes today. >> no complaints about today, a little chilly, but it was nice. >> a very moody sky out there, not really sure if it wanted to be cloudy or sunny or what. >> what do you think about that, gary, moody? >> i like that a lot. did you get maybe a raindrop or two on your windshield? >> no. i didn't see any. >> sue palka claims she did. i know she did. >> we'll believe her. >> exactly. i didn't want

they say ali mohammed mohammed died earlyriday morning after being kicked on stomped by the employeeshe had allegedly thrown a brick through th bar's window. d.c. water crews hope to have all of constitution avenue open in time for tomorrow morning's rush. constitution is still closed between ninth and 12th streets this morning because of a water main break friday night near the national mall. they hope to have the main repaired this morning but the road repas will take longer than expected. >>> alex and dre yeah cab drivers will not receive any punishment if they have bad manne manners. it is not to approve a controversial proposal that would have regulated the driver's actions. if passed drivers could have been fined or had their licees suspended for rude behave are yor. driver will, however, face fines if a complaint it filed. >>> and welcome back. chuck has all the details on our forecast. >> it's going to be a nice day to be outside. plenty of october sunshine out there for you. temperatures are going to be running four or five degrees warmer than average for this time o the year